diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
index 2565622f8df..23ab2b141cf 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe Admin::ApplicationSettingsController do
   include StubENV
 
   let(:group) { create(:group) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: group) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, namespace: group) }
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:user) { create(:user)}
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/dashboard_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
index 6eb9f7867d5..b290c45cdd4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ describe Admin::DashboardController do
       it 'does not retrieve projects that are pending deletion' do
         sign_in(create(:admin))
 
-        project = create(:project)
-        pending_delete_project = create(:project, pending_delete: true)
+        project = create(:empty_project)
+        pending_delete_project = create(:empty_project, pending_delete: true)
 
         get :index
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
index 58486f33229..fa5660050ec 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
     end
 
     context 'non-member login for public project' do
-      let!(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let!(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
 
       before do
         sign_in(non_member)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
     end
 
     context 'unauthenticated user' do
-      let(:public_project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:public_project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:body) { JSON.parse(response.body) }
 
       describe 'GET #users with public project' do
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
   end
 
   context 'GET projects' do
-    let(:authorized_project) { create(:project) }
-    let(:authorized_search_project) { create(:project, name: 'rugged') }
+    let(:authorized_project) { create(:empty_project) }
+    let(:authorized_search_project) { create(:empty_project, name: 'rugged') }
 
     before do
       sign_in(user)
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
 
     context 'authorized projects apply limit' do
       before do
-        authorized_project2 = create(:project)
-        authorized_project3 = create(:project)
+        authorized_project2 = create(:empty_project)
+        authorized_project3 = create(:empty_project)
 
         authorized_project.add_master(user)
         authorized_project2.add_master(user)
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ describe AutocompleteController do
 
     context 'authorized projects with offset' do
       before do
-        authorized_project2 = create(:project)
-        authorized_project3 = create(:project)
+        authorized_project2 = create(:empty_project)
+        authorized_project3 = create(:empty_project)
 
         authorized_project.add_master(user)
         authorized_project2.add_master(user)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
index 566d8515198..05561946e9b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe DashboardController do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
 
   before do
     project.team << [user, :master]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/conflicts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/conflicts_controller_spec.rb
index 9278ac8edd8..393d38c6e6b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/conflicts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/conflicts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Projects::MergeRequests::ConflictsController do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user)    { project.owner }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, target_project: project, source_project: project) }
   let(:merge_request_with_conflicts) do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/creations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/creations_controller_spec.rb
index f9d8f0f5fcf..fc4cec53374 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/creations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/creations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Projects::MergeRequests::CreationsController do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user)    { project.owner }
   let(:fork_project) { create(:forked_project_with_submodules) }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequests::CreationsController do
     end
 
     context 'when the source branch is in a different project to the target' do
-      let(:other_project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:other_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
       before do
         other_project.team << [user, :master]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/diffs_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/diffs_controller_spec.rb
index 53fe2bdb189..fd6cb3c5dbb 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/diffs_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests/diffs_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Projects::MergeRequests::DiffsController do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user)    { project.owner }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, target_project: project, source_project: project) }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequests::DiffsController do
       context 'with forked projects with submodules' do
         render_views
 
-        let(:project) { create(:project) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
         let(:fork_project) { create(:forked_project_with_submodules) }
         let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, source_project: fork_project, source_branch: 'add-submodule-version-bump', target_branch: 'master', target_project: project) }
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
index 0bfe83f1d98..bed2d4f8c98 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Projects::MergeRequestsController do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user)    { project.owner }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, target_project: project, source_project: project) }
   let(:merge_request_with_conflicts) do
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequestsController do
     end
 
     context 'there is no source project' do
-      let(:project)       { create(:project) }
+      let(:project)       { create(:project, :repository) }
       let(:fork_project)  { create(:forked_project_with_submodules) }
       let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: fork_project, source_branch: 'add-submodule-version-bump', target_branch: 'master', target_project: project) }
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequestsController do
     context "when the user is owner" do
       let(:owner)     { create(:user) }
       let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, owner: owner) }
-      let(:project)   { create(:project, namespace: namespace) }
+      let(:project)   { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace) }
 
       before do
         sign_in owner
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequestsController do
 
   describe 'GET ci_environments_status' do
     context 'the environment is from a forked project' do
-      let!(:forked)       { create(:project) }
+      let!(:forked)       { create(:project, :repository) }
       let!(:environment)  { create(:environment, project: forked) }
       let!(:deployment)   { create(:deployment, environment: environment, sha: forked.commit.id, ref: 'master') }
       let(:admin)         { create(:admin) }
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
index 3b88d5b0d7d..4a6eb76e71f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ describe Projects::NotesController do
     end
 
     context 'when creating a commit comment from an MR fork' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
       let(:fork_project) do
-        create(:project).tap do |fork|
+        create(:project, :repository).tap do |fork|
           create(:forked_project_link, forked_to_project: fork, forked_from_project: project)
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller_spec.rb
index c8de275ca3e..ed63e4dec26 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe Projects::PipelinesController do
         create_build('post deploy', 3, 'pages 0')
       end
 
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
       let(:pipeline) do
         create(:ci_empty_pipeline, project: project, user: user, sha: project.commit.id)
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index cc444f31797..1f082ce7102 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe Projects::SnippetsController do
   end
 
   describe 'PUT #update' do
-    let(:project) { create :project, :public }
+    let(:project) { create :empty_project, :public }
     let(:snippet) { create :project_snippet, author: user, project: project, visibility_level: visibility_level }
 
     def update_snippet(snippet_params = {}, additional_params = {})
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
index 192cca45d99..9f19cc30582 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe ProjectsController do
 
     context "redirection from http://someproject.git" do
       it 'redirects to project page (format.html)' do
-        project = create(:project, :public)
+        project = create(:empty_project, :public)
 
         get :show, namespace_id: project.namespace, id: project, format: :git
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe ProjectsController do
   describe '#transfer' do
     render_views
 
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
     let(:new_namespace) { create(:namespace) }
 
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ describe ProjectsController do
     end
 
     context "when the project is forked" do
-      let(:project)      { create(:project) }
-      let(:fork_project) { create(:project, forked_from_project: project) }
+      let(:project)      { create(:project, :repository) }
+      let(:fork_project) { create(:project, :repository, forked_from_project: project) }
       let(:merge_request) do
         create(:merge_request,
           source_project: fork_project,
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe ProjectsController do
       end
 
       context 'with forked project' do
-        let(:project_fork) { create(:project, namespace: user.namespace) }
+        let(:project_fork) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: user.namespace) }
 
         before do
           create(:forked_project_link, forked_to_project: project_fork)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ describe ProjectsController do
       end
 
       context 'when project not forked' do
-        let(:unforked_project) { create(:project, namespace: user.namespace) }
+        let(:unforked_project) { create(:empty_project, namespace: user.namespace) }
 
         it 'does nothing if project was not forked' do
           delete(:remove_fork,
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe ProjectsController do
   end
 
   describe "GET refs" do
-    let(:public_project) { create(:project, :public) }
+    let(:public_project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
 
     it "gets a list of branches and tags" do
       get :refs, namespace_id: public_project.namespace, id: public_project
diff --git a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index 475ceda11fe..a6edcca08f4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe SnippetsController do
   end
 
   describe 'PUT #update' do
-    let(:project) { create :project }
+    let(:project) { create :empty_project }
     let(:snippet) { create :personal_snippet, author: user, project: project, visibility_level: visibility_level }
 
     def update_snippet(snippet_params = {}, additional_params = {})
diff --git a/spec/factories/uploads.rb b/spec/factories/uploads.rb
index 3222c41c3d8..f49dbe6dc9e 100644
--- a/spec/factories/uploads.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/uploads.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :upload do
-    model { build(:project) }
+    model { build(:empty_project) }
     path { "uploads/-/system/project/avatar/avatar.jpg" }
     size 100.kilobytes
     uploader "AvatarUploader"
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/projects_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/projects_spec.rb
index abb9e5eef96..29ac96adc0e 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/projects_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 feature 'Dashboard Projects' do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'awesome stuff') }
-  let(:project2) { create(:project, :public, name: 'Community project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, name: 'awesome stuff') }
+  let(:project2) { create(:empty_project, :public, name: 'Community project') }
 
   before do
     project.team << [user, :developer]
diff --git a/spec/features/discussion_comments/commit_spec.rb b/spec/features/discussion_comments/commit_spec.rb
index fa83ad5d17c..0375d0bf8ff 100644
--- a/spec/features/discussion_comments/commit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/discussion_comments/commit_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'Discussion Comments Merge Request', :js do
   include RepoHelpers
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
 
   before do
diff --git a/spec/features/discussion_comments/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/features/discussion_comments/merge_request_spec.rb
index 042f39f47e0..b0019c32189 100644
--- a/spec/features/discussion_comments/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/discussion_comments/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'Discussion Comments Merge Request', :js do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
 
   before do
diff --git a/spec/features/issuables/markdown_references_spec.rb b/spec/features/issuables/markdown_references_spec.rb
index 169381d703a..04d38165a15 100644
--- a/spec/features/issuables/markdown_references_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issuables/markdown_references_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe 'Markdown References', :js do
   let(:user)    { create(:user) }
-  let(:actual_project) { create(:project, :public) }
+  let(:actual_project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, target_project: actual_project, source_project: actual_project)}
   let(:issue_actual_project) { create(:issue, project: actual_project) }
   let!(:other_project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/blobs/edit_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/blobs/edit_spec.rb
index 9855cfd85c4..62ac9fd0e95 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/blobs/edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/blobs/edit_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 feature 'Editing file blob', js: true do
   include TreeHelper
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, source_branch: 'feature', target_branch: 'master') }
   let(:branch) { 'master' }
   let(:file_path) { project.repository.ls_files(project.repository.root_ref)[1] }
diff --git a/spec/features/reportable_note/commit_spec.rb b/spec/features/reportable_note/commit_spec.rb
index 1074eb62b33..3bf25221e36 100644
--- a/spec/features/reportable_note/commit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/reportable_note/commit_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'Reportable note on commit', :js do
   include RepoHelpers
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
   before do
     project.add_master(user)
diff --git a/spec/features/reportable_note/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/features/reportable_note/merge_request_spec.rb
index a491abdb6cb..bb296546e06 100644
--- a/spec/features/reportable_note/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/reportable_note/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'Reportable note on merge request', :js do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
 
   before do
diff --git a/spec/finders/members_finder_spec.rb b/spec/finders/members_finder_spec.rb
index 300ba8422e8..9fb9ffa95e7 100644
--- a/spec/finders/members_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finders/members_finder_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe MembersFinder, '#execute' do
   let(:group)        { create(:group) }
   let(:nested_group) { create(:group, :access_requestable, parent: group) }
-  let(:project)      { create(:project, namespace: nested_group) }
+  let(:project)      { create(:empty_project, namespace: nested_group) }
   let(:user1)        { create(:user) }
   let(:user2)        { create(:user) }
   let(:user3)        { create(:user) }
diff --git a/spec/helpers/button_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/button_helper_spec.rb
index 7ecb75da8ce..7c6f3b101d7 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/button_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/button_helper_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe ButtonHelper do
   describe 'http_clone_button' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
     let(:has_tooltip_class) { 'has-tooltip' }
 
     def element
diff --git a/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
index e6bb953e9d8..3f8df388014 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe CiStatusHelper do
   describe "#pipeline_status_cache_key" do
     it "builds a cache key for pipeline status" do
       pipeline_status = Gitlab::Cache::Ci::ProjectPipelineStatus.new(
-        build(:project),
+        build_stubbed(:empty_project),
         pipeline_info: {
           sha: "123abc",
           status: "success"
diff --git a/spec/helpers/diff_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/diff_helper_spec.rb
index 060c112e20d..f81a9b6492c 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/diff_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/diff_helper_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe DiffHelper do
   include RepoHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:repository) { project.repository }
   let(:commit) { project.commit(sample_commit.id) }
   let(:diffs) { commit.raw_diffs }
diff --git a/spec/helpers/issuables_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/issuables_helper_spec.rb
index 7789cfa3554..1aad8a85ab7 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/issuables_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/issuables_helper_spec.rb
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe IssuablesHelper do
     context 'when show_full_reference falsey' do
       context 'when @group present' do
         it 'display issuable reference to @group' do
-          project = build_stubbed(:project)
+          project = build_stubbed(:empty_project)
 
           assign(:show_full_reference, nil)
           assign(:group, project.namespace)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe IssuablesHelper do
 
       context 'when @project present' do
         it 'display issuable reference to @project' do
-          project = build_stubbed(:project)
+          project = build_stubbed(:empty_project)
 
           assign(:show_full_reference, nil)
           assign(:group, nil)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/markup_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/markup_helper_spec.rb
index 70eb01c9c44..6dfffb7ac63 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/markup_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/markup_helper_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe MarkupHelper do
 
     describe "override default project" do
       let(:actual) { issue.to_reference }
-      let(:second_project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:second_project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:second_issue) { create(:issue, project: second_project) }
 
       it 'links to the issue' do
diff --git a/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
index 56f252ba273..da1044cef3f 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe NotesHelper do
   end
 
   describe '#discussion_path' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     context 'for a merge request discusion' do
       let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, target_project: project, importing: true) }
diff --git a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
index faf26931efc..c447c061919 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe ProjectsHelper do
   end
 
   describe "readme_cache_key" do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     before do
       helper.instance_variable_set(:@project, project)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe ProjectsHelper do
   end
 
   describe "#project_list_cache_key", clean_gitlab_redis_shared_state: true do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     it "includes the route" do
       expect(helper.project_list_cache_key(project)).to include(project.route.cache_key)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe ProjectsHelper do
   end
 
   describe '#sanitized_import_error' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     before do
       allow(project).to receive(:repository_storage_path).and_return('/base/repo/path')
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/balsamiq.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/balsamiq.rb
index b5372821bf5..234e246119a 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/balsamiq.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/balsamiq.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'Balsamiq file', '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :controller do
   include JavaScriptFixturesHelpers
 
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'balsamiq-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'balsamiq-project') }
 
   before(:all) do
     clean_frontend_fixtures('blob/balsamiq/')
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/dashboard.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/dashboard.rb
index e83db8daaf2..b2114e65d27 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/dashboard.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/dashboard.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe Dashboard::ProjectsController, '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :controll
 
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'builds-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, namespace: namespace, path: 'builds-project') }
 
   render_views
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests.rb
index 7e2f364ffa4..f9d8b5c569c 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequestsController, '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :cont
 
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'merge-requests-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'merge-requests-project') }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :with_diffs, source_project: project, target_project: project, description: '- [ ] Task List Item') }
   let(:merged_merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :merged, source_project: project, target_project: project) }
   let(:pipeline) do
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests_diffs.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests_diffs.rb
index ac5b06ace6d..4481a187f63 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests_diffs.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/merge_requests_diffs.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequests::DiffsController, '(JavaScript fixtures)', type
 
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'merge-requests-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'merge-requests-project') }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :with_diffs, source_project: project, target_project: project, description: '- [ ] Task List Item') }
   let(:path) { "files/ruby/popen.rb" }
   let(:position) do
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/pdf.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/pdf.rb
index 6b2422a7986..ef9976b9fd3 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/pdf.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/pdf.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'PDF file', '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :controller do
   include JavaScriptFixturesHelpers
 
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'pdf-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'pdf-project') }
 
   before(:all) do
     clean_frontend_fixtures('blob/pdf/')
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/projects.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/projects.rb
index 6c33b240e5c..b828eee6629 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/projects.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/projects.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe ProjectsController, '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :controller do
 
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'builds-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, namespace: namespace, path: 'builds-project') }
 
   render_views
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/raw.rb b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/raw.rb
index 17533443d76..25f5a3b0bb3 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/raw.rb
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/raw.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'Raw files', '(JavaScript fixtures)', type: :controller do
   include JavaScriptFixturesHelpers
 
   let(:namespace) { create(:namespace, name: 'frontend-fixtures' )}
-  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'raw-project') }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'raw-project') }
 
   before(:all) do
     clean_frontend_fixtures('blob/notebook/')
diff --git a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter_spec.rb
index b9ca68e8935..81f244a4539 100644
--- a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Banzai::Filter::ReferenceFilter do
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
 
   describe '#each_node' do
     it 'iterates over the nodes in a document' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/container_registry/tag_spec.rb b/spec/lib/container_registry/tag_spec.rb
index cb4ae3be525..e76463b5e7c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/container_registry/tag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/container_registry/tag_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ContainerRegistry::Tag do
   let(:group) { create(:group, name: 'group') }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, path: 'test', group: group) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, path: 'test', group: group) }
 
   let(:repository) do
     create(:container_repository, name: '', project: project)
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/badge/coverage/report_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/badge/coverage/report_spec.rb
index 1547bd3228c..da789bf3705 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/badge/coverage/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/badge/coverage/report_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::Badge::Coverage::Report do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:job_name) { nil }
 
   let(:badge) do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/cache/ci/project_pipeline_status_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/cache/ci/project_pipeline_status_spec.rb
index 0daf41a7c86..1fab3b29424 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/cache/ci/project_pipeline_status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/cache/ci/project_pipeline_status_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::Cache::Ci::ProjectPipelineStatus, :clean_gitlab_redis_cache do
-  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:pipeline_status) { described_class.new(project) }
   let(:cache_key) { "projects/#{project.id}/pipeline_status" }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Cache::Ci::ProjectPipelineStatus, :clean_gitlab_redis_cache do
     let(:sha) { '424d1b73bc0d3cb726eb7dc4ce17a4d48552f8c6' }
     let(:ref) { 'master' }
     let(:pipeline_info) { { sha: sha, status: status, ref: ref } }
-    let!(:project_without_status) { create(:project) }
+    let!(:project_without_status) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     describe '.load_in_batch_for_projects' do
       it 'preloads pipeline_status on projects' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/base_event_fetcher_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/base_event_fetcher_spec.rb
index d8757c601ab..854aaa34c73 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/base_event_fetcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/base_event_fetcher_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::BaseEventFetcher do
   let(:max_events) { 2 }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user) { create(:user, :admin) }
   let(:start_time_attrs) { Issue.arel_table[:created_at] }
   let(:end_time_attrs) { [Issue::Metrics.arel_table[:first_associated_with_milestone_at]] }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
index a1b3fe8509e..28ea7d4c303 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'cycle analytics events' do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:from_date) { 10.days.ago }
   let(:user) { create(:user, :admin) }
   let!(:context) { create(:issue, project: project, created_at: 2.days.ago) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base_spec.rb
index df7d1b5d27a..254ce06381e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameBase, :trunca
       end
 
       it "renames the route for projects of the namespace" do
-        project = create(:project, path: "project-path", namespace: namespace)
+        project = create(:project, :repository, path: "project-path", namespace: namespace)
 
         subject.rename_path_for_routable(migration_namespace(namespace))
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameBase, :trunca
       context "the-path namespace -> subgroup -> the-path0 project" do
         it "updates the route of the project correctly" do
           subgroup = create(:group, path: "subgroup", parent: namespace)
-          project = create(:project, path: "the-path0", namespace: subgroup)
+          project = create(:project, :repository, path: "the-path0", namespace: subgroup)
 
           subject.rename_path_for_routable(migration_namespace(namespace))
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameBase, :trunca
 
       it 'renames all the routes for the namespace' do
         child = create(:group, path: 'child', parent: namespace)
-        project = create(:project, namespace: child, path: 'the-project')
+        project = create(:project, :repository, namespace: child, path: 'the-project')
         other_one = create(:namespace, path: 'the-path-is-similar')
 
         subject.perform_rename(migration_namespace(namespace), 'the-path', 'renamed')
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces_spec.rb
index 803e923b4a5..95695ca8c16 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
   describe '#move_repositories' do
     let(:namespace) { create(:group, name: 'hello-group') }
     it 'moves a project for a namespace' do
-      create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'hello-project')
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'hello-project')
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, 'bye-group', 'hello-project.git')
 
       subject.move_repositories(namespace, 'hello-group', 'bye-group')
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
 
     it 'moves a namespace in a subdirectory correctly' do
       child_namespace = create(:group, name: 'sub-group', parent: namespace)
-      create(:project, namespace: child_namespace, path: 'hello-project')
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: child_namespace, path: 'hello-project')
 
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, 'hello-group', 'renamed-sub-group', 'hello-project.git')
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
 
     it 'moves a parent namespace with subdirectories' do
       child_namespace = create(:group, name: 'sub-group', parent: namespace)
-      create(:project, namespace: child_namespace, path: 'hello-project')
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: child_namespace, path: 'hello-project')
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, 'renamed-group', 'sub-group', 'hello-project.git')
 
       subject.move_repositories(child_namespace, 'hello-group', 'renamed-group')
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
 
   describe '#rename_namespace_dependencies' do
     it "moves the the repository for a project in the namespace" do
-      create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: "the-path-project")
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: "the-path-project")
       expected_repo = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, "the-path0", "the-path-project.git")
 
       subject.rename_namespace_dependencies(namespace, 'the-path', 'the-path0')
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
 
   describe '#revert_renames', redis: true do
     it 'renames the routes back to the previous values' do
-      project = create(:project, path: 'a-project', namespace: namespace)
+      project = create(:project, :repository, path: 'a-project', namespace: namespace)
       subject.rename_namespace(namespace)
 
       expect(subject).to receive(:perform_rename)
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameNamespaces, :
     end
 
     it 'moves the repositories back to their original place' do
-      project = create(:project, path: 'a-project', namespace: namespace)
+      project = create(:project, :repository, path: 'a-project', namespace: namespace)
       project.create_repository
       subject.rename_namespace(namespace)
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects_spec.rb
index 0e240a5ccf1..19e23a32bda 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects_spec.rb
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Database::RenameReservedPathsMigration::V1::RenameProjects, :tr
 
   describe '#move_repository' do
     let(:known_parent) { create(:namespace, path: 'known-parent') }
-    let(:project) { create(:project, path: 'the-path', namespace: known_parent) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, path: 'the-path', namespace: known_parent) }
 
     it 'moves the repository for a project' do
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, 'known-parent', 'new-repo.git')
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/diff/parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/diff/parser_spec.rb
index c71568e2a65..8af49ed50ff 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/diff/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/diff/parser_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Gitlab::Diff::Parser do
   include RepoHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:commit) { project.commit(sample_commit.id) }
   let(:diff) { commit.raw_diffs.first }
   let(:parser) { described_class.new }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/email/attachment_uploader_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/email/attachment_uploader_spec.rb
index f61dbc67ad1..89258d2eca7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/email/attachment_uploader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/email/attachment_uploader_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require "spec_helper"
 
 describe Gitlab::Email::AttachmentUploader do
   describe "#execute" do
-    let(:project) { build(:project) }
+    let(:project) { build(:empty_project) }
     let(:message_raw) { fixture_file("emails/attachment.eml") }
     let(:message) { Mail::Message.new(message_raw) }
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler_spec.rb
index bd36d1d309d..6d0e715e889 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler_spec.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Email::Handler::CreateIssueHandler do
     end
 
     context "when project is private" do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :private, namespace: namespace) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :private, namespace: namespace) }
 
       it "raises a ProjectNotFound if the user is not a member" do
         expect { receiver.execute }.to raise_error(Gitlab::Email::ProjectNotFound)
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer_spec.rb
index d00a2deaf7b..d570f34985b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer_spec.rb
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer do
     end
   end
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project, :wiki_disabled, import_url: "#{repo_root}/octocat/Hello-World.git") }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, :wiki_disabled, import_url: "#{repo_root}/octocat/Hello-World.git") }
   let(:octocat) { double(id: 123456, login: 'octocat', email: 'octocat@example.com') }
   let(:credentials) { { user: 'joe' } }
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/wiki_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/wiki_formatter_spec.rb
index fcd90fab547..119bf2b5662 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/wiki_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/github_import/wiki_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::GithubImport::WikiFormatter do
   let(:project) do
-    create(:project,
+    create(:empty_project,
            namespace: create(:namespace, path: 'gitlabhq'),
            import_url: 'https://xxx@github.com/gitlabhq/sample.gitlabhq.git')
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/gl_repository_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/gl_repository_spec.rb
index ac3558ab386..4e09020471b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/gl_repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/gl_repository_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ::Gitlab::GlRepository do
   describe '.parse' do
-    set(:project) { create(:project) }
+    set(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     it 'parses a project gl_repository' do
       expect(described_class.parse("project-#{project.id}")).to eq([project, false])
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/fork_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/fork_spec.rb
index 0ff64cbe880..230cc2d3006 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/fork_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/fork_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'forked project import' do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let!(:project_with_repo) { create(:project, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
+  let!(:project_with_repo) { create(:project, :repository, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
   let!(:project) { create(:empty_project, name: 'test-repo-restorer-no-repo', path: 'test-repo-restorer-no-repo') }
   let(:export_path) { "#{Dir.tmpdir}/project_tree_saver_spec" }
   let(:shared) { Gitlab::ImportExport::Shared.new(relative_path: project.full_path) }
-  let(:forked_from_project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:forked_from_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:fork_link) { create(:forked_project_link, forked_from_project: project_with_repo) }
   let(:repo_saver) { Gitlab::ImportExport::RepoSaver.new(project: project_with_repo, shared: shared) }
   let(:bundle_path) { File.join(shared.export_path, Gitlab::ImportExport.project_bundle_filename) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/merge_request_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/merge_request_parser_spec.rb
index f2b66c4421c..4d87f27ce05 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/merge_request_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/merge_request_parser_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::ImportExport::MergeRequestParser do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let!(:project) { create(:project, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
-  let(:forked_from_project) { create(:project) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project, :repository, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
+  let(:forked_from_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:fork_link) { create(:forked_project_link, forked_from_project: project) }
 
   let!(:merge_request) do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
index 82935af2670..d57833c3fec 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Gitlab::ImportExport::RepoRestorer do
   describe 'bundle a project Git repo' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
-    let!(:project_with_repo) { create(:project, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
+    let!(:project_with_repo) { create(:project, :repository, name: 'test-repo-restorer', path: 'test-repo-restorer') }
     let!(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
     let(:export_path) { "#{Dir.tmpdir}/project_tree_saver_spec" }
     let(:shared) { Gitlab::ImportExport::Shared.new(relative_path: project.full_path) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/issuable_sorter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/issuable_sorter_spec.rb
index aeb32ef96d6..c4138c063c8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/issuable_sorter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/issuable_sorter_spec.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::IssuableSorter do
-  let(:namespace1) { build(:namespace, id: 1) }
-  let(:project1) { build(:project, id: 1, namespace: namespace1) }
+  let(:namespace1) { build_stubbed(:namespace, id: 1) }
+  let(:project1) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 1, namespace: namespace1) }
 
-  let(:project2) { build(:project, id: 2, path: "a", namespace: project1.namespace) }
-  let(:project3) { build(:project, id: 3, path: "b", namespace: project1.namespace) }
+  let(:project2) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 2, path: "a", namespace: project1.namespace) }
+  let(:project3) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 3, path: "b", namespace: project1.namespace) }
 
-  let(:namespace2) { build(:namespace, id: 2, path: "a") }
-  let(:namespace3) { build(:namespace, id: 3, path: "b") }
-  let(:project4) { build(:project, id: 4, path: "a", namespace: namespace2) }
-  let(:project5) { build(:project, id: 5, path: "b", namespace: namespace2) }
-  let(:project6) { build(:project, id: 6, path: "a", namespace: namespace3) }
+  let(:namespace2) { build_stubbed(:namespace, id: 2, path: "a") }
+  let(:namespace3) { build_stubbed(:namespace, id: 3, path: "b") }
+  let(:project4) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 4, path: "a", namespace: namespace2) }
+  let(:project5) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 5, path: "b", namespace: namespace2) }
+  let(:project6) { build_stubbed(:empty_project, id: 6, path: "a", namespace: namespace3) }
 
   let(:unsorted) { [sorted[2], sorted[3], sorted[0], sorted[1]] }
 
   let(:sorted) do
-    [build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project1),
-     build(:issue, iid: 2, project: project1),
-     build(:issue, iid: 10, project: project1),
-     build(:issue, iid: 20, project: project1)]
+    [build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project1),
+     build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 2, project: project1),
+     build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 10, project: project1),
+     build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 20, project: project1)]
   end
 
   it 'sorts references by a given key' do
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ describe Gitlab::IssuableSorter do
 
   context 'for references from multiple projects and namespaces' do
     let(:sorted) do
-      [build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project1),
-       build(:issue, iid: 2, project: project1),
-       build(:issue, iid: 10, project: project1),
-       build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project2),
-       build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project3),
-       build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project4),
-       build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project5),
-       build(:issue, iid: 1, project: project6)]
+      [build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project1),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 2, project: project1),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 10, project: project1),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project2),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project3),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project4),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project5),
+       build_stubbed(:issue, iid: 1, project: project6)]
     end
     let(:unsorted) do
       [sorted[3], sorted[1], sorted[4], sorted[2],
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/middleware/go_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/middleware/go_spec.rb
index 6af1564da19..de4c8b68ffa 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/middleware/go_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/middleware/go_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Middleware::Go do
       let(:current_user) { nil }
 
       context 'with simple 2-segment project path' do
-        let!(:project) { create(:project, :private) }
+        let!(:project) { create(:empty_project, :private) }
 
         context 'with subpackages' do
           let(:path) { "#{project.full_path}/subpackage" }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Middleware::Go do
 
       context 'with a nested project path' do
         let(:group) { create(:group, :nested) }
-        let!(:project) { create(:project, :public, namespace: group) }
+        let!(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public, namespace: group) }
 
         shared_examples 'a nested project' do
           context 'when the project is public' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/project_search_results_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/project_search_results_spec.rb
index d17b436b910..7851beb956b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/project_search_results_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/project_search_results_spec.rb
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ describe Gitlab::ProjectSearchResults do
   end
 
   describe 'wiki search' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
     let(:wiki) { build(:project_wiki, project: project) }
     let!(:wiki_page) { wiki.create_page('Title', 'Content') }
 
     subject(:results) { described_class.new(user, project, 'Content').objects('wiki_blobs') }
 
     context 'when wiki is disabled' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :wiki_disabled) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public, :wiki_disabled) }
 
       it 'hides wiki blobs from members' do
         project.add_reporter(user)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe Gitlab::ProjectSearchResults do
     end
 
     context 'when wiki is internal' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :wiki_private) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public, :wiki_private) }
 
       it 'finds wiki blobs for guest' do
         project.add_guest(user)
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/repo_path_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/repo_path_spec.rb
index efea4f429bf..6336f4a7125 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/repo_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/repo_path_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ::Gitlab::RepoPath do
   describe '.parse' do
-    set(:project) { create(:project) }
+    set(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     context 'a repository storage path' do
       it 'parses a full repository path' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/user_access_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/user_access_spec.rb
index 5ebaf6c1507..cd97416bcc9 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/user_access_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/user_access_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Gitlab::UserAccess do
   let(:access) { described_class.new(user, project: project) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
 
   describe '#can_push_to_branch?' do
diff --git a/spec/migrations/rename_system_namespaces_spec.rb b/spec/migrations/rename_system_namespaces_spec.rb
index 626a6005838..747694cbe33 100644
--- a/spec/migrations/rename_system_namespaces_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/migrations/rename_system_namespaces_spec.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
     end
 
     it "renames the route for projects of the namespace" do
-      project = build(:project, path: "project-path", namespace: system_namespace)
+      project = build(:project, :repository, path: "project-path", namespace: system_namespace)
       save_invalid_routable(project)
 
       migration.up
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
 
     it "doesn't touch routes of namespaces that look like system" do
       namespace = create(:group, path: 'systemlookalike')
-      project = create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: 'the-project')
+      project = create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: 'the-project')
 
       migration.up
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
     end
 
     it "moves the the repository for a project in the namespace" do
-      project = build(:project, namespace: system_namespace, path: "system-project")
+      project = build(:project, :repository, namespace: system_namespace, path: "system-project")
       save_invalid_routable(project)
       TestEnv.copy_repo(project,
                         bare_repo: TestEnv.factory_repo_path_bare,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
 
     describe "clears the markdown cache for projects in the system namespace" do
       let!(:project) do
-        project = build(:project, namespace: system_namespace)
+        project = build(:project, :repository, namespace: system_namespace)
         save_invalid_routable(project)
         project
       end
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
       it "updates the route of the project correctly" do
         subgroup = build(:group, path: "subgroup", parent: system_namespace)
         save_invalid_routable(subgroup)
-        project = build(:project, path: "system0", namespace: subgroup)
+        project = build(:project, :repository, path: "system0", namespace: subgroup)
         save_invalid_routable(project)
 
         migration.up
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
   describe "#move_repositories" do
     let(:namespace) { create(:group, name: "hello-group") }
     it "moves a project for a namespace" do
-      create(:project, namespace: namespace, path: "hello-project")
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: namespace, path: "hello-project")
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, "bye-group", "hello-project.git")
 
       migration.move_repositories(namespace, "hello-group", "bye-group")
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
 
     it "moves a namespace in a subdirectory correctly" do
       child_namespace = create(:group, name: "sub-group", parent: namespace)
-      create(:project, namespace: child_namespace, path: "hello-project")
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: child_namespace, path: "hello-project")
 
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, "hello-group", "renamed-sub-group", "hello-project.git")
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe RenameSystemNamespaces, truncate: true do
 
     it "moves a parent namespace with subdirectories" do
       child_namespace = create(:group, name: "sub-group", parent: namespace)
-      create(:project, namespace: child_namespace, path: "hello-project")
+      create(:project, :repository, namespace: child_namespace, path: "hello-project")
       expected_path = File.join(TestEnv.repos_path, "renamed-group", "sub-group", "hello-project.git")
 
       migration.move_repositories(child_namespace, "hello-group", "renamed-group")
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/composer_json_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/composer_json_spec.rb
index 82f6f7e5046..35e7e1805d4 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/composer_json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/composer_json_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::ComposerJson do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-SPEC.strip_heredoc
       {
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/gemspec_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/gemspec_spec.rb
index 14cc5f3c0fd..5406ff552f8 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/gemspec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/gemspec_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::Gemspec do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-SPEC.strip_heredoc
       Gem::Specification.new do |s|
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/gitlab_ci_yml_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/gitlab_ci_yml_spec.rb
index 7a4f9866375..344fcdeb9b6 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/gitlab_ci_yml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/gitlab_ci_yml_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::GitlabCiYml do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) { File.read(Rails.root.join('spec/support/gitlab_stubs/gitlab_ci.yml')) }
   let(:blob) { fake_blob(path: '.gitlab-ci.yml', data: data) }
   subject { described_class.new(blob) }
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/package_json_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/package_json_spec.rb
index 96fb1b08c99..976c2ed3639 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/package_json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/package_json_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::PackageJson do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-SPEC.strip_heredoc
       {
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_json_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_json_spec.rb
index f510077a87b..b98360ea7b7 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_json_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::PodspecJson do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-SPEC.strip_heredoc
       {
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_spec.rb
index 7c38083550c..ad2bbe034ea 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/podspec_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::Podspec do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-SPEC.strip_heredoc
       Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
diff --git a/spec/models/blob_viewer/route_map_spec.rb b/spec/models/blob_viewer/route_map_spec.rb
index 115731b4970..12b6519a344 100644
--- a/spec/models/blob_viewer/route_map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blob_viewer/route_map_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe BlobViewer::RouteMap do
   include FakeBlobHelpers
 
-  let(:project) { build(:project) }
+  let(:project) { build_stubbed(:empty_project) }
   let(:data) do
     <<-MAP.strip_heredoc
       # Team data
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/participable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/participable_spec.rb
index 431f1482615..6c4b5a9e9d6 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/participable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/participable_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe Participable do
       user1 = build(:user)
       user2 = build(:user)
       user3 = build(:user)
-      project = build(:project, :public)
+      project = build(:empty_project, :public)
       instance = model.new
 
       expect(instance).to receive(:foo).and_return(user2)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe Participable do
       other = other_model.new
       user1 = build(:user)
       user2 = build(:user)
-      project = build(:project, :public)
+      project = build(:empty_project, :public)
 
       expect(instance).to receive(:foo).and_return(other)
       expect(other).to receive(:bar).and_return(user2)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe Participable do
     context 'when using a Proc as an attribute' do
       it 'calls the supplied Proc' do
         user1 = build(:user)
-        project = build(:project, :public)
+        project = build(:empty_project, :public)
 
         user_arg = nil
         ext_arg = nil
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/resolvable_note_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/resolvable_note_spec.rb
index 53eaa6f8461..d00faa4f8be 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/resolvable_note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/resolvable_note_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Note, ResolvableNote do
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
   subject { create(:discussion_note_on_merge_request, noteable: merge_request, project: project) }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/routable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/routable_spec.rb
index 36aedd2f701..866a835d62a 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/routable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/routable_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe Group, 'Routable' do
 
     it 'ensure route path uniqueness across different objects' do
       create(:group, parent: group, path: 'xyz')
-      duplicate = build(:project, namespace: group, path: 'xyz')
+      duplicate = build(:empty_project, namespace: group, path: 'xyz')
 
       expect { duplicate.save! }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, 'Validation failed: Route path has already been taken, Route is invalid')
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/container_repository_spec.rb b/spec/models/container_repository_spec.rb
index eff41d85972..bae88cb1d24 100644
--- a/spec/models/container_repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/container_repository_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ContainerRepository do
   let(:group) { create(:group, name: 'group') }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, path: 'test', group: group) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, path: 'test', group: group) }
 
   let(:repository) do
     create(:container_repository, name: 'my_image', project: project)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe ContainerRepository do
     end
 
     context 'when path contains uppercase letters' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, path: 'MY_PROJECT', group: group) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, path: 'MY_PROJECT', group: group) }
 
       it 'returns a full path without capital letters' do
         expect(repository.path).to eq('group/my_project/my_image')
diff --git a/spec/models/deployment_spec.rb b/spec/models/deployment_spec.rb
index 6447095078b..c5708e70ef9 100644
--- a/spec/models/deployment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/deployment_spec.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe Deployment do
   end
 
   describe '#additional_metrics' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let(:deployment) { create(:deployment, project: project) }
 
     subject { deployment.additional_metrics }
diff --git a/spec/models/diff_discussion_spec.rb b/spec/models/diff_discussion_spec.rb
index 2704698f6c9..fa02434b0fd 100644
--- a/spec/models/diff_discussion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/diff_discussion_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe DiffDiscussion do
 
   subject { described_class.new([diff_note]) }
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, target_project: project) }
   let(:diff_note) { create(:diff_note_on_merge_request, noteable: merge_request, project: project) }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/environment_spec.rb b/spec/models/environment_spec.rb
index ebf2c070116..9a35213c98d 100644
--- a/spec/models/environment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/environment_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe Environment do
   it { is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:external_url).scoped_to(:project_id) }
 
   describe '.order_by_last_deployed_at' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let!(:environment1) { create(:environment, project: project) }
     let!(:environment2) { create(:environment, project: project) }
     let!(:environment3) { create(:environment, project: project) }
diff --git a/spec/models/forked_project_link_spec.rb b/spec/models/forked_project_link_spec.rb
index 38fbdd2536a..7dbeb4d2e74 100644
--- a/spec/models/forked_project_link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/forked_project_link_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe ForkedProjectLink, "add link on fork" do
   end
 
   describe '#forked?' do
-    let(:project_to) { create(:project, forked_project_link: forked_project_link) }
+    let(:project_to) { create(:project, :repository, forked_project_link: forked_project_link) }
     let(:forked_project_link) { create(:forked_project_link) }
 
     before do
diff --git a/spec/models/gpg_signature_spec.rb b/spec/models/gpg_signature_spec.rb
index 9a9b1900aa5..c58fd46762a 100644
--- a/spec/models/gpg_signature_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/gpg_signature_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RSpec.describe GpgSignature do
   describe '#commit' do
     it 'fetches the commit through the project' do
       commit_sha = '0beec7b5ea3f0fdbc95d0dd47f3c5bc275da8a33'
-      project = create :project
+      project = create :project, :repository
       commit = create :commit, project: project
       gpg_signature = create :gpg_signature, commit_sha: commit_sha
 
diff --git a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
index d72790eefe5..eaf06668327 100644
--- a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ describe Issue do
   end
 
   describe '#check_for_spam' do
-    let(:project) { create :project, visibility_level: visibility_level }
+    let(:project) { create :empty_project, visibility_level: visibility_level }
     let(:issue) { create :issue, project: project }
 
     subject do
diff --git a/spec/models/project_group_link_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_group_link_spec.rb
index d68d8b719cd..0938a7b1b6d 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_group_link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_group_link_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe ProjectGroupLink do
   describe "Validation" do
     let(:parent_group) { create(:group) }
     let(:group) { create(:group, parent: parent_group) }
-    let(:project) { create(:project, group: group) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, group: group) }
     let!(:project_group_link) { create(:project_group_link, project: project) }
 
     it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:project_id) }
diff --git a/spec/models/project_services/chat_notification_service_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_services/chat_notification_service_spec.rb
index 413ceed73bf..ae80c4ae002 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_services/chat_notification_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_services/chat_notification_service_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe ChatNotificationService do
 
     context 'with repository' do
       it 'returns true' do
-        subject.project = create(:project)
+        subject.project = create(:project, :repository)
 
         expect(subject.can_test?).to be true
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/project_services/issue_tracker_service_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_services/issue_tracker_service_spec.rb
index e6a1752576b..3ca123cb75d 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_services/issue_tracker_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_services/issue_tracker_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe IssueTrackerService do
   describe 'Validations' do
-    let(:project) { create :project }
+    let(:project) { create :empty_project }
 
     describe 'only one issue tracker per project' do
       let(:service) { RedmineService.new(project: project, active: true) }
diff --git a/spec/models/project_services/jira_service_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_services/jira_service_spec.rb
index bc9374d6dbb..69bb8f1c725 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_services/jira_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_services/jira_service_spec.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe JiraService do
   describe '#test_settings' do
     let(:jira_service) do
       described_class.new(
-        project: create(:project),
+        project: create(:empty_project),
         url: 'http://jira.example.com',
         username: 'jira_username',
         password: 'jira_password'
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 29cc9d35fc9..3bc6fb09778 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -261,27 +261,27 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe 'path validation' do
       it 'allows paths reserved on the root namespace' do
-        project = build(:project, path: 'api')
+        project = build(:empty_project, path: 'api')
 
         expect(project).to be_valid
       end
 
       it 'rejects paths reserved on another level' do
-        project = build(:project, path: 'tree')
+        project = build(:empty_project, path: 'tree')
 
         expect(project).not_to be_valid
       end
 
       it 'rejects nested paths' do
         parent = create(:group, :nested, path: 'environments')
-        project = build(:project, path: 'folders', namespace: parent)
+        project = build(:empty_project, path: 'folders', namespace: parent)
 
         expect(project).not_to be_valid
       end
 
       it 'allows a reserved group name' do
         parent = create(:group)
-        project = build(:project, path: 'avatar', namespace: parent)
+        project = build(:empty_project, path: 'avatar', namespace: parent)
 
         expect(project).to be_valid
       end
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ describe Project do
   end
 
   describe '#route_map_for' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let(:route_map) do
       <<-MAP.strip_heredoc
       - source: /source/(.*)/
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ describe Project do
   end
 
   describe '#public_path_for_source_path' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let(:route_map) do
       Gitlab::RouteMap.new(<<-MAP.strip_heredoc)
         - source: /source/(.*)/
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ describe Project do
   end
 
   describe '#pipeline_status' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
     it 'builds a pipeline status' do
       expect(project.pipeline_status).to be_a(Gitlab::Cache::Ci::ProjectPipelineStatus)
     end
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ describe Project do
   end
 
   describe '#append_or_update_attribute' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
 
     it 'shows full error updating an invalid MR' do
       error_message = 'Failed to replace merge_requests because one or more of the new records could not be saved.'\
diff --git a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
index 68228a038a8..9ccd366a48e 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ describe ProjectTeam do
   end
 
   shared_examples 'max member access for users' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
     let(:group) { create(:group) }
     let(:second_group) { create(:group) }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
index 0fd3a4d622a..3107037925b 100644
--- a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe Repository do
     end
 
     context "when committing to another project" do
-      let(:forked_project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:forked_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
       it "creates a fork and commit to the forked project" do
         expect do
diff --git a/spec/models/sent_notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/sent_notification_spec.rb
index 8b6b02916ae..8f05deb8b15 100644
--- a/spec/models/sent_notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/sent_notification_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe SentNotification do
       end
 
       context "when the noteable project and discussion project match" do
-        let(:project) { create(:project) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
         let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
         let(:discussion_id) { create(:note, project: project, noteable: issue).discussion_id }
         subject { build(:sent_notification, project: project, noteable: issue, in_reply_to_discussion_id: discussion_id) }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe SentNotification do
     end
 
     context 'for commit' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
       let(:commit) { project.commit }
       subject { described_class.record(commit, project.creator.id) }
 
diff --git a/spec/policies/ci/build_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/ci/build_policy_spec.rb
index a83a83a7349..11a4c3c742e 100644
--- a/spec/policies/ci/build_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/ci/build_policy_spec.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe Ci::BuildPolicy do
     end
 
     describe 'rules for protected ref' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
       let(:build) { create(:ci_build, ref: 'some-ref', pipeline: pipeline) }
 
       before do
diff --git a/spec/policies/ci/pipeline_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/ci/pipeline_policy_spec.rb
index b11b06d301f..48a8064c5fc 100644
--- a/spec/policies/ci/pipeline_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/ci/pipeline_policy_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe Ci::PipelinePolicy, :models do
 
   describe 'rules' do
     describe 'rules for protected ref' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
       before do
         project.add_developer(user)
diff --git a/spec/policies/environment_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/environment_policy_spec.rb
index 035e20c7452..de4cb5b30c5 100644
--- a/spec/policies/environment_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/environment_policy_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe EnvironmentPolicy do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
   let(:environment) do
     create(:environment, :with_review_app, project: project)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe EnvironmentPolicy do
 
   describe '#rules' do
     context 'when user does not have access to the project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :private) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :private, :repository) }
 
       it 'does not include ability to stop environment' do
         expect(policy).to be_disallowed :stop_environment
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe EnvironmentPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when anonymous user has access to the project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
 
       it 'does not include ability to stop environment' do
         expect(policy).to be_disallowed :stop_environment
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe EnvironmentPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when team member has access to the project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
 
       before do
         project.add_developer(user)
diff --git a/spec/presenters/merge_request_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/merge_request_presenter_spec.rb
index c1a0313b13c..0dd4ede5538 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/merge_request_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/merge_request_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe MergeRequestPresenter do
   end
 
   context 'issues links' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project, :private, creator: user, namespace: user.namespace) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :private, :repository, creator: user, namespace: user.namespace) }
     let(:issue_a) { create(:issue, project: project) }
     let(:issue_b) { create(:issue, project: project) }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/files_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/files_spec.rb
index 9e268adf950..55c998b13b8 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/files_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/files_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe API::Files do
 
     context 'when unauthenticated', 'and project is public' do
       it_behaves_like 'repository files' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
         let(:current_user) { nil }
       end
     end
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe API::Files do
 
     context 'when unauthenticated', 'and project is public' do
       it_behaves_like 'repository raw files' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
         let(:current_user) { nil }
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/pipeline_schedules_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/pipeline_schedules_spec.rb
index b34555d2815..9ff2b782b52 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/pipeline_schedules_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/pipeline_schedules_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe API::PipelineSchedules do
   set(:developer) { create(:user) }
   set(:user) { create(:user) }
-  set(:project) { create(:project) }
+  set(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
   before do
     project.add_developer(developer)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
index 9fc73c6e092..f5413913c1e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe API::Todos do
-  let(:project_1) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project_1) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:project_2) { create(:empty_project) }
   let(:author_1) { create(:user) }
   let(:author_2) { create(:user) }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
index 153596c2975..d5c53b703dd 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe API::Triggers do
   let!(:trigger_request) { create(:ci_trigger_request, trigger: trigger, created_at: '2015-01-01 12:13:14') }
 
   describe 'POST /projects/:project_id/trigger/pipeline' do
-    let!(:project2) { create(:project) }
+    let!(:project2) { create(:project, :repository) }
     let(:options) do
       {
         token: trigger_token
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v3/files_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v3/files_spec.rb
index 8b2d165c763..4ffa5d1784e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v3/files_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v3/files_spec.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe API::V3::Files do
 
     context 'when unauthenticated', 'and project is public' do
       it_behaves_like 'repository files' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
         let(:current_user) { nil }
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v3/project_hooks_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v3/project_hooks_spec.rb
index b0eddbb5dd2..e7014458773 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v3/project_hooks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v3/project_hooks_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe API::ProjectHooks, 'ProjectHooks' do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user3) { create(:user) }
-  let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id, namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:empty_project, creator_id: user.id, namespace: user.namespace) }
   let!(:hook) do
     create(:project_hook,
            :all_events_enabled,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe API::ProjectHooks, 'ProjectHooks' do
 
     it "returns a 404 if a user attempts to delete project hooks he/she does not own" do
       test_user = create(:user)
-      other_project = create(:project)
+      other_project = create(:empty_project)
       other_project.team << [test_user, :master]
 
       delete v3_api("/projects/#{other_project.id}/hooks/#{hook.id}", test_user)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v3/triggers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v3/triggers_spec.rb
index 60212660fb6..2a593dd8135 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v3/triggers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v3/triggers_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe API::V3::Triggers do
   let!(:trigger) { create(:ci_trigger, project: project, token: trigger_token) }
 
   describe 'POST /projects/:project_id/trigger' do
-    let!(:project2) { create(:project) }
+    let!(:project2) { create(:empty_project) }
     let(:options) do
       {
         token: trigger_token
diff --git a/spec/requests/lfs_http_spec.rb b/spec/requests/lfs_http_spec.rb
index 4f1a90750b3..ff470a6cad0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/lfs_http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/lfs_http_spec.rb
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ describe 'Git LFS API and storage' do
 
       context 'when user is not authenticated' do
         describe 'is accessing public project' do
-          let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+          let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
 
           let(:update_lfs_permissions) do
             project.lfs_objects << lfs_object
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ describe 'Git LFS API and storage' do
     end
 
     describe 'upload' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:body) do
         {
           'operation' => 'upload',
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ describe 'Git LFS API and storage' do
     end
 
     describe 'to a forked project' do
-      let(:upstream_project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:upstream_project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:project_owner) { create(:user) }
       let(:project) { fork_project(upstream_project, project_owner) }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/request_profiler_spec.rb b/spec/requests/request_profiler_spec.rb
index 9afeb2983b0..1325ba37fd8 100644
--- a/spec/requests/request_profiler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/request_profiler_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe 'Request Profiler' do
     end
 
     it 'creates a profile of the request' do
-      project = create(:project, namespace: user.namespace)
+      project = create(:empty_project, namespace: user.namespace)
       time    = Time.now
       path    = "/#{project.full_path}"
 
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
index 4ec495f612e..730df4e0336 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe Ci::CreatePipelineService do
         end
 
         context 'when merge request target project is different from source project' do
-          let!(:target_project) { create(:project) }
+          let!(:target_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
           let!(:forked_project_link) { create(:forked_project_link, forked_to_project: project, forked_from_project: target_project) }
 
           it 'updates head pipeline for merge request' do
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/play_build_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/play_build_service_spec.rb
index 1ced26ff98d..04f926ccb32 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/play_build_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/play_build_service_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe Ci::PlayBuildService, '#execute' do
   end
 
   context 'when project has repository' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
     it 'allows user with developer role to play a build' do
       project.add_developer(user)
diff --git a/spec/services/labels/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/labels/create_service_spec.rb
index ecb88653001..9ff3a5375b9 100644
--- a/spec/services/labels/create_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/labels/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Labels::CreateService do
   describe '#execute' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
     let(:group)   { create(:group) }
-    
+
     let(:hex_color) { '#FF0000' }
     let(:named_color) { 'red' }
     let(:upcase_color) { 'RED' }
diff --git a/spec/services/labels/update_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/labels/update_service_spec.rb
index bb95fe20fbf..f0bec7e9f9c 100644
--- a/spec/services/labels/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/labels/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Labels::UpdateService do
   describe '#execute' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
 
     let(:hex_color) { '#FF0000' }
     let(:named_color) { 'red' }
diff --git a/spec/services/milestones/destroy_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/milestones/destroy_service_spec.rb
index 5739386dd0d..f7a6c3d323e 100644
--- a/spec/services/milestones/destroy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/milestones/destroy_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Milestones::DestroyService do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
   let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, title: 'Milestone v1.0', project: project) }
   let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, milestone: milestone) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, milestone: milestone) }
diff --git a/spec/services/users/destroy_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/users/destroy_service_spec.rb
index 786335120fd..db30fe2c24e 100644
--- a/spec/services/users/destroy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/users/destroy_service_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe Users::DestroyService do
     end
 
     context "a deleted user's issues" do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
 
       before do
         project.add_developer(user)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe Users::DestroyService do
     end
 
     context "a deleted user's merge_requests" do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
 
       before do
         project.add_developer(user)
diff --git a/spec/services/users/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/users/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
index a0030ce8809..ac3a8738cac 100644
--- a/spec/services/users/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/users/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Users::MigrateToGhostUserService do
   let!(:user)      { create(:user) }
-  let!(:project)   { create(:project) }
+  let!(:project)   { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:service)    { described_class.new(user) }
 
   context "migrating a user's associated records to the ghost user" do
diff --git a/spec/support/features/issuable_slash_commands_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/features/issuable_slash_commands_shared_examples.rb
index 035428a7d9b..47a7fd0c2ea 100644
--- a/spec/support/features/issuable_slash_commands_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/features/issuable_slash_commands_shared_examples.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ shared_examples 'issuable record that supports quick actions in its description
   include QuickActionsHelpers
 
   let(:master) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+  let(:project) do
+    case issuable_type
+    when :merge_request
+      create(:project, :public, :repository)
+    when :issue
+      create(:empty_project, :public)
+    end
+  end
   let!(:milestone) { create(:milestone, project: project, title: 'ASAP') }
   let!(:label_bug) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'bug') }
   let!(:label_feature) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'feature') }
diff --git a/spec/support/import_export/export_file_helper.rb b/spec/support/import_export/export_file_helper.rb
index 57b6abe12b7..2011408be93 100644
--- a/spec/support/import_export/export_file_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/import_export/export_file_helper.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ExportFileHelper
   ObjectWithParent = Struct.new(:object, :parent, :key_found)
 
   def setup_project
-    project = create(:project, :public)
+    project = create(:project, :public, :repository)
 
     create(:release, project: project)
 
diff --git a/spec/support/services/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/services/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_shared_examples.rb
index 855051921f0..bbb63a08374 100644
--- a/spec/support/services/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/services/migrate_to_ghost_user_service_shared_examples.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ require "spec_helper"
 shared_examples "migrating a deleted user's associated records to the ghost user" do |record_class, fields|
   record_class_name = record_class.to_s.titleize.downcase
 
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) do
+    case record_class
+    when MergeRequest
+      create(:project, :repository)
+    else
+      create(:empty_project)
+    end
+  end
 
   before do
     project.add_developer(user)
diff --git a/spec/uploaders/file_uploader_spec.rb b/spec/uploaders/file_uploader_spec.rb
index 47e9365e13d..c2510a10286 100644
--- a/spec/uploaders/file_uploader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/uploaders/file_uploader_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe FileUploader do
 
   describe '.absolute_path' do
     it 'returns the correct absolute path by building it dynamically' do
-      project = build_stubbed(:project)
+      project = build_stubbed(:empty_project)
       upload = double(model: project, path: 'secret/foo.jpg')
 
       dynamic_segment = project.path_with_namespace
diff --git a/spec/validators/dynamic_path_validator_spec.rb b/spec/validators/dynamic_path_validator_spec.rb
index 8bd5306ff98..dd90a836a78 100644
--- a/spec/validators/dynamic_path_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validators/dynamic_path_validator_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe DynamicPathValidator do
   describe '#path_valid_for_record?' do
     context 'for project' do
       it 'calls valid_project_path?' do
-        project = build(:project, path: 'activity')
+        project = build(:empty_project, path: 'activity')
 
         expect(described_class).to receive(:valid_project_path?).with(project.full_path).and_call_original
 
diff --git a/spec/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml_spec.rb
index fd1637ca91b..faea2505e40 100644
--- a/spec/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe 'layouts/nav/_project' do
     before do
       stub_container_registry_config(enabled: true)
 
-      assign(:project, create(:project))
+      assign(:project, create(:project, :repository))
       allow(view).to receive(:current_ref).and_return('master')
 
       allow(view).to receive(:can?).and_return(true)
diff --git a/spec/views/notify/pipeline_failed_email.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/notify/pipeline_failed_email.html.haml_spec.rb
index f627f9165fb..d9d73f789c5 100644
--- a/spec/views/notify/pipeline_failed_email.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/notify/pipeline_failed_email.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'notify/pipeline_failed_email.html.haml' do
   include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :simple, source_project: project) }
 
   let(:pipeline) do
diff --git a/spec/views/notify/pipeline_success_email.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/notify/pipeline_success_email.html.haml_spec.rb
index ecd096ee579..a793b37e412 100644
--- a/spec/views/notify/pipeline_success_email.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/notify/pipeline_success_email.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe 'notify/pipeline_success_email.html.haml' do
   include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :simple, source_project: project) }
 
   let(:pipeline) do
diff --git a/spec/workers/create_gpg_signature_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/create_gpg_signature_worker_spec.rb
index c6a17d77d73..62ec011a3fe 100644
--- a/spec/workers/create_gpg_signature_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/create_gpg_signature_worker_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe CreateGpgSignatureWorker do
   context 'when GpgKey is found' do
     it 'calls Commit#signature' do
       commit_sha = '0beec7b5ea3f0fdbc95d0dd47f3c5bc275da8a33'
-      project = create :project
+      project = create :empty_project
       commit = instance_double(Commit)
 
       allow(Project).to receive(:find_by).with(id: project.id).and_return(project)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe CreateGpgSignatureWorker do
 
   context 'when Commit is not found' do
     let(:nonexisting_commit_sha) { 'bogus' }
-    let(:project) { create :project }
+    let(:project) { create :empty_project }
 
     it 'does not raise errors' do
       expect { described_class.new.perform(nonexisting_commit_sha, project.id) }.not_to raise_error
diff --git a/spec/workers/process_commit_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/process_commit_worker_spec.rb
index 6ebc94bb544..24f8ca67594 100644
--- a/spec/workers/process_commit_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/process_commit_worker_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe ProcessCommitWorker do
     end
 
     context 'when commit already exists in upstream project' do
-      let(:forked) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:forked) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
 
       it 'does not process commit message' do
         create(:forked_project_link, forked_to_project: forked, forked_from_project: project)